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Complaint 1121454

1997 DODGE RAM 1500 • STRUCTURE • incident Oct 15, 2014

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1121454
Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Model Year
1997
Component
STRUCTURE
Incident Date
Oct 15, 2014
Date Received
Oct 17, 2014
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STRUCTURE

Owner Narrative

ALRIGHT SO AS I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND HAVE ASKED AROUND MANY PLACES AND ALL HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF RUST AND MOST OF IT IS WHERE THE IDLER ARM BRACKET MEETS THE FRAME AT THE FRONT FRAME RAIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY AND ALSO THE FRAME HAS BEEN WELL TAKING CARE OF YOU CAN LOOK DOWN THE REST OF THE WHOLE FRAME AND ITS BARELY TOUCHED BY ROT AND WHAT HAPPENS IS IT TENDS TO RUST OUT AND THEN BREAKS AND CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT MANY PEOPLE CONSIDER PATCHING IF ITS NOT TOO BAD AND MANY HAVE JUNKED IT DUE TO IT BEING NOT REPLACE ABLE DODGE HAS BEEN CONTACTED MANY TIMES ALSO AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THESE CHEAPLY MADE FRAMES I'VE OWNED VEHICLES 9 YEARS OLDER AND THE FRAMES WHERE NO WHERE NEAR ROTTED. *TR

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.